Man sets self on fire near Midway gas station

San Diego  A man set himself on fire and suffered serious burns near a Midway District gas station Friday, San Diego police and fire officials said.

A witness called 911 shortly after noon and said the man had a gas can, and lit himself on fire near an Arco gas station on Sports Arena Boulevard near Kemper Street, San Diego fire spokesman Lee Swanson said.

Moments later another caller said the man was no longer on fire. Swanson said it wasn’t clear if other people assisted the man.

Paramedics took the burn victim, who was possibly in his 50s, to UC San Diego Medical Center. No information about his condition was available.